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DX is going to kick butt with that thing once you get it up 18ft or more. Sounds like it is already performing quite well for you though. What kind of results are you getting out of the inverted V? I havent tried that configuration with mine yet, i'd be forced to compromise on the height.

I think im figuring it out using the manual. Ive gotten the local repeater to save as a memory preset, got the TX frequency programmed in and saved so that when i key up it changes to the TX frequency. i saved the PL as 88.5 like it says in the repeater book... is this all i need to do, program...

Hey guys, i just got my tech license about 10 days ago but havent gotten on the air yet. Cant figure out how to program the local repeater into my Yaesu 1900r so that i can transmit i want to do this without spending the 50 bux on the software and cord, i know it can be done, im sure some of...

Looks good, what height is it at?

Yeah I ordered the sirio 2016 from HY, best price online, 145 shipped. I am very excited. and Homer, thats absolutely right. Pretty nervous about putting the amtenna up in the heart of storm season, its fast approaching. Those march winds are going to be barging in anytime now. Probably only...

Thanks for the report on the tornado they really seem great. After obsessing over which antenna to get for the past few weeks I decided to go with the Sirio 2016 since the Tornado was unavailable. I Ordered it from H&Y electronics for 144.94 shipped, best deal by far on this antenna on the web...

Yeah the a99 seems like a sweet antenna. But i think im going to go with the sirio 2016, i want to try aluminum. Just might order it tonight. Found a good deal, 144 shipped.

Thanks bob ill need it. Im looking at the penetrator now... anyone running this antenna?

The tornado will survive. Going to be a great antenna for me, if it ever comes back in stock. Your friend either didn't have proper support for it, or he got a bad apple. I'd say the majority of people ive talked to that have one are getting great results out of theirs.

Yeah ive heard a lot about the spt500, are they as good as they claim? I'll look into them a little more. Question on the Imax. Do you have the ground plane kit? Ive read that a 5/8 requires one to work properly. Man id go with one or even the antron if i knew it wasnt going to be noisy and...

Sounds like there arent any good 5/8 antennas out there then. Guess ill just keep playing with my dipole.

That was probably a fluke, most people say its pretty dang durable. I wasnt able to order the tornado, out of stock everywhere it is sold. Dnj told me he will have more next month so i'll just wait for them to get more. If we still have propagation by then, ill order one. Not really interested...

I already have a horizontal 11m dipole up about 20ft.... GREAT for DX. Im wanting the vertical to do some local work, get me on 10m, and give me more omni-directional capabilities because the dipole is definitely showing some directional behavior. I have a lot of trouble working westerly...

Isnt the tornado considered a resonant antenna since its so narrow banded, and wouldnt using a tuner be appropriate for switching between 11 and 10m to trim it up? Im not trying to use it to talk up and down the bands like some do, with the tornado i want it to be strictly for talking on 10 and...

I guess i dont understand. I thought you needed a tuner to use most antennas on other bands unless you physically tune the antenna by shortening or lengthing it anytime you switch from say 10m to 11m. Or 6m. What are some resonant antennas, you mean like dipoles?

I plan to get an antenna tuner anyway, im going to need one as a ham so thats not an issue... Tornado should work just as well on 10m then.

Oh no! I ordered it and got a receipt for dnjradio.... i guess they run that site as well? Crap... they really need to update their info if they are out of stock, the website says there are 4 available!

I was looking at the workman but i read some threads about it here and a lot of members were having issues with it. Its hard not to with that kind of price though, wouldnt really be a loss of it broke. And i actually plan to build a Moxon or Yagi for my horizontal antenna, just want to get a...

Thanks man, looking forward to hearing the report. I may go ahead with the 2016 if i can find out a little more about it, not a whole lot of info on performance and assembly online like for the tornado. One thing about the 2016 that concerns me is just how much more robust it is than the...

Any idea why this 2016 one is so much more expensive than other 5/8 antennas like the Sirio GPE27 and the Maco V58? Seems like the aluminum may be a little heavier in the 2016, that's about the only difference I can find other than it has more shorter radials.... Will these antennas all...